This is one of those stories you hear, and think to yourself, “Why didn’t that happen to me?”
A 16th Century Djurhamn sword was found by a man and his metal detector on August 30th, and now they’ve gathered a team and have managed to excavate it. The sword was found around the Harbour of the Sheaf Kings. It was buried in heavy vegetation, and the point of the blade was wedged between the roots of a large hazel bush.
Nils Drejholt of the Royal Armoury tells me that it’s an early-16th century weapon, unusually designed but similar in details to the so-called rikssvärden, “swords of the realm”, ceremonial weapons commissioned by King Gustaf I.
From what I can tell, they will be bring the sword to a conservator. For the full story, and additional photos, continue reading Djurhamn Sword Excavated.
Seeing this amazing find made us wonder what big items our readers have discovered. We’d love to hear about your biggest find - tell us about it in the comments.
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